Fat Logic vs. Reality

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Obesity is a lifestyle choice

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The super-morbidly obese have coined the term “infinifat” to describe their bodies. This woman is burdened by her obesity and has to support herself on the rail - if she lost weight, she’d feel better and be less restricted.

In fat activist circles, infinifats have been the center of discussion recently, with many claiming they face discrimination from major stores that don’t carry clothes in sizes that fit them. However, it isn’t discrimination - there aren’t many people who wear a 5XL, so few designers make clothes in that size. It’s a simple issue of lack of demand. Plus, for infinifats, there’s always Calico Corners for all their clothing needs.

[truebodyposi]

“Can we stop classifying ‘realistic proportions’ as fat please? Like seriously? Do these people really think a mermaid who swims constantly would be fat? Or a woman living in France before the French Revolution would be fat?* Or a Native American girl who constantly runs around and maybe helps to carry heavy things and hunt would be fat? Every time I see articles like this one it makes me so mad. They boast about ‘oh think of all the little fat girls that look at these skinny princesses and hate themselves!’ but fail to think about the little skinny girls who hear people talk about how being skinny isn’t ‘normal’ or ‘realistic’ and feel bad about themselves. There are two sides to every coin, skinny and fat kids get picked on for being skinny and fat. This type of shit isn’t for ‘teh liddle gurls’ it’s for fat, vain adult women who feel insecure because of a freaking cartoon.” (x) (*)

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[fatlogicversusreality]

Hey, I love your blog. Are you still active? Is everything okay?

Yup. Don’t worry, I deal with these people every day in my profession, so if it doesn’t seem like I’m active on here I guarantee I'm dealing with fat logic irl. I’ll try to work on this blog- I just have a lot of social media to maintain.

[whteverforver]

Thin privilege is being healthy and not dying from illnesses brought on by obesity.  

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Nigga what, that aint privilage thats fucking nature

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[whteverforver]

Thin privilege is being healthy and not dying from illnesses brought on by obesity.  

[ethicalbodypolitician]

Let’s talk about Diets

Specifically fad diets, like Keto, Atkins, paleo, and all the rest.

There is no magic in them. They aren’t a weight loss hack. There is no miracle diet. It is all CiCo.

That being said however,

They can help you stay motivated. Plain calorie counting can get really monotonous really fast, so if you add in another element, like no carbs, it’s a lot more engaging.

It’s a lot more interesting, and easier, for a lot of people to eat a high protein, low carb diet between 12pm and 8pm, or to only drink smoothies two days a week, or to go vegan, than to just calorie count.

Without counting, diets can be a lot less restrictive feeling and a lot more like an experiment. Because starting a new diet can be really fun. Going to the grocery store and getting what you need, making a meal plan, finding other people online doing what you’re doing.

And it works, as long as you have an idea of the calories you’re taking in. 2500 calories of low sugar, vegan food is still 2500 calories. So if you aren’t losing weight, maybe keep a count for a few days to see where you need to be.

And have fun. There are no real rules to this except burn more than you eat and try to get your vitamins.

[lynessia]

It’s absolutely not calorie in-calorie out, your body starts using your latent fat stores for energy instead of sugars and carbs. 

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You’re misinformed. If you eat 2000 calories worth of cheese and your TDEE is 1500, you will gain weight. Weight loss is 100% CICO. Ketosis [20g> carbs, low-no protein] does not transcend thermodynamics;  it works because it’s very easy to maintain a caloric deficit when cutting out calorie dense foods (grains, legumes, nuts) coupled with the benefit of diminished cravings.

Counting calories is very important to gauge your intake regardless of your dietary plan.

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retawdab reblogged your photoset and added:

Genetics only control your metabolism and whether its harder to lose or gain weight. Doesn’t make you genetically fat or thin though.

That’s not even slightly true. The only thing that effects your ‘metabolism’ [TDEE] is muscle mass which is not genetic. If you find it hard to gain or lose weight you’re either underestimating or overestimating your energy needs. It’s really not that complicated.

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It is not “fatphobic” to be charged more for large clothing. It is not “fatphobic” to suggest weight loss. It is not “fatphobic” to help someone realize how much they overeat. It is not “fatphobic” to talk about nutrition. It is not “fatphobic” to encourage a healthy BMI. It is not “fatphobic” to dismiss the “genetic obesity” lie. It is not “fatphobic” to dismiss the “starvation mode” lie. It is not “fatphobic” to suggest following a lower calorie diet. It is not “fatphobic” to dismiss any and all fat logic and enabling behavior. It is not “fatphobic” of your doctor to correctly assess your health and suggest weight loss if you are overweight or obese, or for them to deny performing a surgery due to your weight. Doctors are held liable and obese patients are high risk.

You are healthy at a healthy size. Not all sizes are healthy.

Being fat is not healthy. Call it what you will- fat, overweight, obese. BEING FAT IS NOT HEALTHY. EVER. Stop encouraging others to overeat. Stop encouraging others to neglect their bodies. If you sell people the lies you’ve been selling yourself all you’re doing is promoting self harm, a slew of dangerous health complications, and early deaths.

If you’re happy with yourself, keep your fat logic, delusional concepts, and lies to yourself. Dig your own grave, not the graves of others.

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I feel like a lot of FAs try to justify being fat by saying they’re much healthier than their skinny friends and that skinny people can be really unhealthy and it’s like. Yeah I agree that they can be but it’s not a size thing like. If you’re obese you’re automatically unhealthy, if you’re skinny you’re not. You can be, but not because of your weight (unless ur underweight obvi)

Imo “skinny” = underweight, which is not healthy. Slim is a better word we need to start using.

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I really hate the healthy at every size movement. I am obese and I have lost about 30 pounds in the last few months with diet and exercise then I get this anon on my tumblr telling me I shouldn’t be dieting and that I should just love myself because “media wants me to be anorexic” and I am “healthy at 235 pounds” (I’m 5’2”, female) Fuck. That. I want my health and wellness to be stable. I feel like that movement tries to sabotage people.

Self love means recovering from BED, not encouraging it or labeling those losing weight as “fatphobic”. You’re doing a great job so far, keep at it and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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My mom is 57 and got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 10 years ago when she was dangerously overweight, and since then she started working out 5 days a week and eating better (not perfect, but better) and when she went to the doctor last week they told her that based off her charts from when she was first diagnosed, they were really surprised at how healthy she was, and that if she hadn’t gotten healthier she might be dead now. It’s never to late to change and make a huge life or death difference.

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I think it's funny fat people will say they're happy and proud to be fat and there's nothing wrong with it yet they get mad when u call them fat or something. If they really found it fine they would be so touchy. Not all but a lot

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I am a bit chubby and I plan on losing the weight because I’m not gonna glorify disgusting life choices and shove my face full of ice cream and pizza like fat activists want me to!! Unlike them, I want to live past 30

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Whoever that cunt vegan anon is that gets their supplements from the NHS is why I want to move country. I don’t pay my taxes for morons like them to get supplements because they don’t eat properly, just like I don’t pay taxes for morbidly obese to get their ops and shit.

Fuck off. Eating properly doesn’t mean you need meat and dairy. Chances are you should be taking vitamins, but don’t even realize it. Vitamins are not exclusively for vegans and vegetarians.

Don’t you have more important things to worry about than a poor anon who cares about their health enough to take supplements? There’s a huge difference between eating yourself to obesity and making the country pay for it, and being a struggling lower class adult taking vitamins to make up for food they can not afford.

I guess you thought I would agree with you, but I don’t. Keep your political opinions to yourself.

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I'm salty. Gastric sleeve is covered by insurance but excess skin removal isn't. Like, I understand why, it's still not fair though. They get free surgery because they can't stop eating. I put work into completely changing my relationship with food and lost 100lbs and I would have to pay out of pocket to not look like a melted ice cream cone

Have you tried gofundme? Most people successfully raise enough money through crowd funding.